Copycat Cherry Garcia Ice Cream

When we first moved to Colorado almost 20 years ago, I was so excited to have a Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Shop in town. I’m even more excited to share this Copycat Cherry Garcia Ice Cream with you!

Back then my favorite flavor was Cherry Garcia, and it still is, all these years and ice cream flavors later.

If you’ve never had Cherry Garcia ice cream before, you really must try this recipe! Vanilla ice cream with shaved dark chocolate and cherries.

As far as I’m concerned, chocolate and cherries are a match made in heaven. Adding them to ice cream is even better!

I use the Cuisinart ice cream maker and I love it. If you’re in the market for an ice cream maker, I highly recommend it.

I adapted this recipe straight from Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream and Dessert Handbook, so you know it’s going to be as authentic as it gets.

Their recipe calls for fresh cherries, but I find that fresh fruit freezes so well in ice cream, it’s kind of unpleasant to sink your teeth into it.

So I used frozen cherries, which surprisingly end up being easier to bite into once they’re mixed in to the ice cream.

Any dark chocolate bar will work in this recipe, but I find that Hershey’s Special Dark tends to be a bit waxier than other brands, which means it shaves more easily. But ultimately, you can’t go wrong no matter what kind of chocolate you use.

If you only make one homemade ice cream this summer, make this Copycat Cherry Garcia Ice Cream!

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